Amman vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Amman Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$962
$1799
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2290
$4112
🏠 One person rent
$368
$1072
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$1651
🍽️ Food expenses
$356
$436
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$623
$3566
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
62
91
😀 Quality of life
70
94
🏙️ Population
4.01M
592K

The cost of living in Amman is 47% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 5708th and 2127th ($962 vs $1799) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Jordan and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Jordan vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Amman compared to 2 months in Rotterdam. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Rotterdam ranked 3rd in the Netherlands, while ranked 2687th and 37th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.73
$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.3
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.6
$9.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.48
$5.09
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$1107
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$1664
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$1353
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.66%
2.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$4813
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$799
$2959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$4.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.6
$89
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.23
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$9.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$26.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.2
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.57
$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$6.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.91
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$78
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$94.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$1671
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6293
$8289

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$608
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$588
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$602
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1005
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$844
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1895
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1605
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1039
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$529
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1702
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$739
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1653
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1696
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1696
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1695
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$737
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1181
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1694
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1530
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1691
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1690
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$793
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1689
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1864
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1694
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1699
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2121
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1687
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1772
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1366
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1454
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1696
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1696
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1720
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$1883
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1859
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2162
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1776
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2032

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$1656
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$1578
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$1531
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$1739
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$1664
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$1664
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$1921
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$1588
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1624
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$1797
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$1663
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$1887
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1661
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1910
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2226
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$1661
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$1686
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$1755
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$2311
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$1877
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$1631
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1412
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$1493
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1670
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1555
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$1577
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$1790
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$1622
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1658
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1345
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$1632
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1537
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$1487
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1558
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1570
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$1573
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1556
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$1674
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1481
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1466